John Sonntag is among 10 East
Coast finalists in the 2017 Phila-
delphia Songwriters Project Con-
test on May 21 at Ardmore Music
Hall in Ardmore, Pa. Four winners
will be showcased this summer
throughout Philly …
ebrate the release of his solo de-
but CD on May 20 at the Wonder
Bar in Asbury Park. Helmed by the
great Asbury guitarist and produc-
er Marc Ribler at Shorefire Record-
ing Studios, Filkin’s CD features
guest performances by fellow
Cats founder Peter Schulle, sing-
er-songwriter Arne Wendt, jazz
singer Layonne Holmes, daughter
of the late Delores Holmes, a pre-
E Street Band backing vocalist for
Bruce Springsteen, and more …
Beloved Jersey Shore singer-
songwriter Harry Filkin, a found-
ing member of the longtime
Stone Pony house band Cats on
a Smooth Surface that launched
the careers of Glen Burtnik, Bobby
Banderia, Ray Anderson and Fran
The Grip Weeds have released
Smith of The Hooters, will cel-
a DVD, “Force of Nature Live in
Watch The Grip Weeds perform “Force of Nature”
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